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FACULTY AWARD: Giombi and Pretorius receive New Horizons in Physics PrizesPrinceton University faculty members Simone Giombi, an assistant professor of physics, and Frans Pretorius, a professor of physics, have each received a 2017 New Horizons in Physics Prize. The prize, which includes a $100,000 award, recognizes early-career researchers who have already produced important work in fundamental physics.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S48/09/56O79/index.xml?section=peoplepeopleStaff2016-12-05T12:11-05:00Jessica Lee named director of admissionJessica Lee, who has served in senior admission positions at Princeton University and Barnard College, has been named director of admission at Princeton, effective immediately.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S48/06/11G98/index.xml?section=peoplepeopleOffice of Communications2016-12-01T13:30-05:00FACULTY HONOR: Groth, Kang and Wood named AAAS FellowsThree Princeton University faculty members have been named 2016 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for thier scientifically or socially distinguished work. Recognized from Princeton were Edward Groth, professor of physics, emeritus; Yibin Kang, the Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Molecular Biology; and Eric Wood, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. New fellows will be recognized during the 2017 AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston in February.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S47/94/83Q76/index.xml?section=peoplepeopleStaff2016-11-21T11:00-05:00STAFF AWARD: Ainslie named CFO of the Year by NJBIZCarolyn Ainslie, Princeton University's vice president for finance and treasurer, has been recognized as a chief financial officer (CFO) of the year in New Jersey. The annual honor is given by New Jersey's leading business journal NJBIZ, and recognizes financial executives at all levels who contribute to their organizations' successes and to the growth of the state's economy.
http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S47/69/87G23/index.xml?section=peoplepeopleEmily Aronson, Office of Communications2016-10-20T14:26-05:00FACULTY NEWS BRIEF: Nordenson and Oppenheimer serve as structural engineers on new National Museum of African American History and CultureThe structural engineering for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, situated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was done by two engineers teaching at Princeton University's School of Architecture. Professor of Architecture Guy Nordenson — of Guy Nordenson and Associates — served as structural engineer for the building's superstructure, and Visiting Lecturer in Architecture Nat Oppenheimer — of Robert Silman Associates New York — served as structural engineer for the building's substructure. The architect, David Adjaye, also taught at the School of Architecture for several years. The museum will open to the public on Saturday, Sept. 24.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S47/46/49C73/index.xml?section=peoplepeopleOffice of Communications2016-09-23T13:04-05:00FACULTY AWARD: Carey, Gunn receive NSF award to bring STEM to prisonsTwo Princeton University faculty members have received a two-year National Science Foundation INCLUDES award to create a statewide educational pilot program called "STEPs to STEM" that would bring science education into New Jersey state prisons. Jannette Carey, an associate professor of chemistry, and James Gunn, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus, proposed to create a statewide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) track within community-college programs established in state prisons through the New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons Consortium (NJ-STEP).http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S47/38/70M70/index.xml?section=peoplepeopleStaff2016-09-14T13:30-05:00FACULTY AWARD: Bassler receives Max Planck Research AwardBonnie Bassler, Princeton University's Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology and department chair, is one of two recipients of the 2016 Max Planck Research Award. Bassler was recognized for her "major role in the discovery that Earth’s most ancient unicellular organisms communicate with one another via chemical signalling molecules," a process known as quorum sensing. Presented by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Max Planck Society, the award honors scientists for their pioneering research into the sensory perception of organisms. Awardees receive 750,000 euros to fund future projects with colleagues in Germany and abroad.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S47/14/52S54/index.xml?section=peoplepeopleStaff2016-08-17T13:30-05:00